Grouvee alternative and comparison
Grouvee and GamingList solve the same problem from different angles. Grouvee organizes a collection through freeform shelves and has done it steadily for years. GamingList leans on fixed statuses, detailed ratings, multi-platform imports and a profile built to be shared.
Comparison last reviewed July 30, 2026. GamingList is our product; competitor strengths are included intentionally.
| Area | GamingList | Grouvee |
|---|---|---|
| Organizing model | One main list with seven fixed statuses, plus separate custom lists for themed collections | Shelves: Playing, Played, Backlog and Wish List, plus as many custom shelves as you want to invent |
| Backlog statuses | Currently Playing, Paused, Replaying, Completed, Dropped, Plan to Play and Waiting for Sale | Shelf-based, so a game’s state is expressed by which shelves it sits on |
| Ratings and reviews | 1–10 score plus optional category sub-ratings for gameplay, story, visuals and world, with written reviews | Star ratings, written reviews and shelf-level notes |
| Game data source | IGDB, including artwork, genres, platforms and completion-time estimates | Giant Bomb’s database, a long-established games catalog |
| Library imports | Steam, Xbox and PlayStation library imports | Steam library import, which can mirror your collection to a shelf and keeps a log of what it imported |
| Achievements and trophies | Unlocked-versus-total progress with per-achievement detail and global rarity, across Steam, Xbox and PlayStation | Focused on collection and shelf tracking |
| Profile expression | Favorites, 3×3, About You card, stats, reviews, achievements and profile comparison with friends | Public profile with shelves, ratings, reviews and activity |
| Community | Following feed, reactions, notifications and profile comparison | A long-running user forum and an established, steady community |
| Mobile app | Native iPhone app on the App Store, with Android in progress | Primarily used through the website |
| Board games | A separate board-game catalog with its own list, ratings and reviews | Focused on video games |
Grouvee has been quietly running for years without over-complicating itself, which is not a small achievement for an indie tracker. Its shelf model is more flexible than any fixed status list — you can invent whatever categories suit you — and it is backed by Giant Bomb's catalog with an active user forum behind it.
GamingList puts more structure into each entry: a 1–10 score with category sub-ratings, hours played, completion dates, private notes and achievement progress. Steam, Xbox and PlayStation imports feed one cross-platform list, profiles are built for comparing taste with friends, and board games live under the same account.
Choose Grouvee if freeform shelves match how your brain organizes things and you value a simple, long-standing site. Choose GamingList if you want more detail per game, imports beyond Steam, achievement and trophy progress, a native iPhone app, and a profile designed to be shown to other people.
If you like Grouvee’s idea of a personal, no-nonsense collection tracker but want richer ratings, more library imports, achievement tracking and a more visual profile, GamingList covers that ground. If you specifically love organizing by freeform shelves, Grouvee’s model is more flexible than a fixed status list.
Grouvee lets a game sit on any number of shelves you create, so organization is entirely yours to design. GamingList uses one clear status per game — such as Currently Playing or Waiting for Sale — and keeps themed collections in separate custom lists. Fixed statuses make bulk maintenance and filtering faster; shelves are more freeform.
There is no direct Grouvee importer. The fastest route is to import your Steam, Xbox or PlayStation library into GamingList, then add anything else through search. GamingList can export your finished list as CSV, so your data does not get locked in a second time.
Players who have years of shelves and reviews there, or who prefer a lightweight site that has stayed deliberately simple, have good reason to stay. Grouvee has been running a long time and its custom-shelf model is genuinely flexible.
Yes. Board games have their own catalog, list, ratings and reviews under the same account, kept separate from your video-game list so neither collection clutters the other.
Import a library, score what you have played and see whether the extra structure suits you.